Shanghai to open up trading of commodities futures

The Shanghai Futures Exchange is vying for more influence in the global market with plans to open up trading of its long-awaited crude oil futures and a number of other commodities futures to foreign investors.
“China is a big importer of crude, and we rely 60 per cent on crude imports. However, our influence in the global pricing of crude oil has been low, and it doesn’t match with our big consumption,” exchange chairman Yang Maijun said………………………………………..Full Article: Source